Hair dyeing apparatus



Sept. 22, 1931. G. M. KRAG 1,824,087

HAIR DYEING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 22, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 f/vvf/vro/i' 670cc Mow/1 ffray Sept. 22, 1931. G. M. KRAG' 1,824,087

HAIR DYEING APPARATUS FiLed Se t. 22, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 f/vvs/vro/a- 6727a? Nan/7 Aray Patented Sept. 22, 1931 PATENT; OFFICE v GRACE MANN. KRAG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HAIR 'DYEING APPARATUS Application filed. September 22, 1930. Serial No. 483,726.

This invention relates to apparatus for dyeing hair, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide suitable devices for assisting in dyeing the hair so that the hair can be dyed, particularly adjacent the roots, without affecting the hair which had been previously dyed. Another object is to prevent the hair which has just been dyed and I which is still damp, from coming in contact with other portions of the hair, so as to prevent the fresh dye from adhering to the hair that has been previously dyed and aflecting the appearance of the hair.

Of theaccompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a i 5' side elevation of a head which is being operated on. showing devices which embody features of my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of one of the devices; Fig. 3 is a similar edge elevation of the device; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a comb which is used; Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the comb along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a modified form of the device; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a plurality of thedevices of Fig.6 applied to a head; Fig. 8 is a similar view of a modified apparatus; Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of the comb of the apparatus of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a plan view of the apparatus of Fig. 8; Fig. 11 shows a modified form of comb and support; Fig. 12' shows another modification applied to the head; and Fig. 13 is an elevation of another modification of comb and support.

The apparatus which I have invented comprises a screen of some material, such as a sheet of metal 10, which is adapted to be applied to the head where the hair has been parted, so as to prevent the hair on one side 40 of the screen from coming in contact with the hair on the other side thereof. In practice, in this instance, the hair is parted transversely of the ordinary part of the hair, but this is not a necessary feature of my invention. The screen l0preferably has arms 11 which are adapted to pass on each side of the head and, atthe outer ends of the arms, are, preferably, disks 12 which are adapted to press against the temples of the head. Preferably, the arms 11 are resilient, so that the plates 12 may be arranged to press firmly against the temples.

In practice, the hair is parted, preferably at the forehead, so that a sheet of hair is provided in front of the part, and the screen 10is placed on the head so that the lower edge comes substantially in contact with the scalp. The hair then, if of sufficient length,

is wound around an arm 13' projecting up; wardly from the screen, so as to hold the hair i in place, it being understood that the lower ends only of the hair are to be dyed, the remainder of the hair having been previously dyed. The forward side of the sheet of hair downwardly on each side of the head, and the short hairs are thus combed upwardly and held by the comb which is clamped tothe screen 10 in any suitable manner, such as by H The operator then parts the hair again a short distance in the rear of the previous part, so as to form another sheet of hair 17 between the two devices. The first operation is then repeated and the second sheetof hair adj acent the roots is dyed asbefore; suitable means being provided for passing the dye down between the devlces, or, if preferred, the dyeing operation can be carried on in-the 7 rear of the second screen by raising the screen a suitable distance.

Preferably, the disk 12 of the second screen is placed upon the disk 12 of the first screen, .adepression 16 being provided for that purpose. But-this is not necessary as each of the disks can be placed directly on the side of the head of the person if desired. After one sheet of the hair is dyed, the screen and comb are pulled forwardly so far as is practicable to give the operator more room in applying the device and in dyeing the remainder ,of the hair. The process above specified is repeated with other similar devices until the entire head of hair has been operated on. The devices are then allowed to remain on the head until the hair is dry, so that no harm results is then combed by a comb I l-a apted t pass s from the newly dyed hair coming in contact with the hair which has been previously dved.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I illustrate a modified form of the device, in which the screen 20 is slidably mounted on arms 21, so as to adapt the device to heads of different sizes, or so as to more conveniently raise the screen more or less above the scalp, if that is desired. This screen also has some means, such as a clip 22 for holding in place the comb 14, the comb being preferably similar to the comb used with the other modification. The legs 21' are also made resilient and, at the lower ends, are fixed disks 23 which are adapted to be placed upon other similar disks during the operation. To more firmly hold the devices in place on the head, pins 24 may be provided, whichpass through the openings 25 in the other disks.

It is sometimes desired to operate on smaller bunches of hair and for this purpose the apparatus which applies directly to the hair maybe much smaller, and I have illustrated in-Figs. 8 to 13 some modifications in the apparatus, which may be adapted'to the method referredto hereinabove, or may be applied to a smaller portion of the hair as illustrated in the figures.

Figure 8 illustrates the modified apparatus which is preferably supported to a chair 30 in any suitable manner, such as by means of an adjustable: rod 31 to which the apparatus 32 is suitably attached. In this instance the apparatus comprises a ring 33, preferably supported by springs 34 from a rod 35 which is adiustably attached to the rod 31. The hair device comprises a frame 36 to which is attached a comb 37. The comb 37 is somewhat similar to the comb 14. having angularly pro iecting teeth 38. but it is much shorter, so that it extends over only about one-half of the scalp. A hook 39"is provided for attaching the comb to the frame 36. The frame itself is detachably applied to the scalp by means of-a band 40. having loops 41 fixed thereto, into which the stem 42 of the frame may be inserted. a i

The central'portion of the frame is supported from the ring 33 by a hook 43 proiecting from theframe. If it is desired to have other means for supporting the frame, the

inner end 44 thereof may project inwardly and attach to or be supported by any suitable means, such as frame 45, which is resiliently fixed to the rod 35 by means of a spring 45.

As. will be understood, the hair is divided into segments somewhat as indicated in Fig.

10, and the upper ends are wrapped around the shanks 47 of the hooks. However, while i only two of the devices are illustrated in Fig. .8, it will be obvious that as many of these as may be desired may be used, dividing the scalp up into a large number of segments, so

that each bunch of hair will be sufficiently thin to be suitably operated upon.

Fig. 11 illustrates a modified device which may be used somewhat as indicated in Fig. 12, although Fig. 12 illustrates a further modification. In this case, the hair is combed into suitable segments by the comb 50 which is somewhat similar in shape to me comb 37, and the frame-piece 51 is attached to the comb by means of clips 52 on the opposite side of the bunch of hair,-so that the hair is held in position between the comb and the frame. With this device, the hair may be held merely by the comb and frame 5. But, if desired, a stem 53' may be fixedto the frame which is adapted to pass into a loop 54 of the band 55. And the imier ends of the frame may be hooked onto a ring 56 as indicated in Fig. 11 or 12.

The device of Fig. 12 is somewhat similar to that of Fig. 11, and may be attached to the band 55 and a ring 56 in a similar manner. But in this case, a stem 57 may project from the comb and through one of the loops 54, and a hook 58 may be formed on the other end of the comb which is hooked onto the ring 56, as indicated.

Fig. 13 illustrates av somewhat similar device, in which the frame 60 is mounted on the side of the bunch of hair opposite to the comb- 61. The frame may be supported by means of the stem 62 passing into a loop 54, and a hook 63 hooked onto the ring 56. In this case the comb may be adjustably positioned with reference to the frame by means of the hooks 64 formed in the frame.

'By these various methods it will be seen that the hair may be formed into sectional sheets or-bunc-hes to be suitably operated upon, and can be held from contact with other portions of the hair during the drying process, and at the same time the party operated upon is not obliged to hold the head entirely at rest. With any of the devices, except that as illustrated in Fig. 8, the partyis at liberty to move around entirely freely, and in case of the'apparatus in Fig. 8, the head may be moved materially. Or, if desired after the dyeing operation is completed, the apparatus can be detached from rod 31, and the party can then move freely without disarranging the apparatus.

In connection with the devices of Figs. 8 to 13 a screen of any nature may be placed between. the bunches of hair as the dyeing is completed to prevent the freshly dyed hair coming in contact with the moist hair. This screen would thus have the function of the screen 10. But, ordinarily the supporting frame is suflicient, and without a screen for drying is more rapld, as the air can circulate bleaching as well as to dyeing hair, and in member, said comb having its teeth edge curved.

2. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which the teeth project angularly from the plane of the comb.

8. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which said attaching means are arranged to attach said comb to said member at adjusted positions.

1. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including means projecting from said member for holding the outer portions of the bunch of hair.

5. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including means for holding said member in position on a persons head.

6. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including means for holding said member in position on a persons head, said holding means comprising spaced arms extending from said member and arranged to be piositioned on opposite sides of a persons hea Wire frame, said frame having loops therein for holding said comb.

13. Hair dyeing apparatus comprising an elongated flat member with one edge curved, to be positioned on one side of a bunch of hair to be dyed, a second elongated member positioned on the other side of the bunch of hair, and means for holding said two members together. V

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand.

GRACE MANN KRAG.

7. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including means for holding said member in position on a persons head, said holding means comprising spaced arms extending from said member and arranged to be positioned on opposite sides of a persons head, said arms being resilient.

8. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including means for holding said member in position on a persons head, said holding means comprising spaced arms eX- tending from said member and arranged to be positioned on opposite sides of a persons head, said arms being adjustably attached to said member.

9. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including means for holding said member in position on a persons head, said means comprising other similar members, and means for connecting together the adjacent portions of said members.

10. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including means for holding said member in position on a persons head, said means comprising a band adapted to be fastened around a persons head, and means for fastening one edge of said member to said band.

11. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which said member comprises a wire frame, and including means for yieldingly connecting said frame to a chair.

12. Hair dyeing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which said member comprises a 

